Abstract
Kids into Health Career (KIHC) initiatives largely have focused on the recruitment of high school- and middle school-age students. Little attention has been given to informing young children and their parents about health professions careers. The career development literature supports that career development is a lifelong process beginning in early childhood. The purpose of this article is to offer practical ideas to introduce preschool-age and elementary school-age children to health careers in nursing. The value of health fairs as a forum to pique interest is discussed. Outcome measures to determine the success of KIHC strategies for younger children are needed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 359-363 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Nursing |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pediatrics